Yasashii Bōkyaku

"Yasashii Bōkyaku"
Song

Minori Chihara version

Yasashii Bōkyaku (優しい忘却, lit. "Tender Oblivion") is the eighth CD single containing 4 versions of the titular song by Minori Chihara. The single was used as the ending theme to The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, in which Chihara again reprises her role as Yuki Nagato. It won the Best Singing Award at the fifth annual Seiyu Awards held in 2011 in Tokyo for Chihara's performance. A promotional video for the song was released January 27, 2010 on Lantis' official YouTube channel.

Track listing

1. "Yasashii Bōkyaku" (優しい忘却, lit. "Tender Oblivion") - 5:39
2. "Yasashii Bōkyaku -sonority-" (優しい忘却 -sonority-, lit. "Tender Oblivion -Sonority-") - 4:33
3. "Yasashii Bōkyaku -sincerity-" (優しい忘却 -sincerity-, lit. "Tender Oblivion -Sincerity-") - 5:11
4. "Yasashii Bōkyaku ~ Aru Hi no Yume" (優しい忘却～或る日の夢, lit. "Tender Oblivion ~ One Day's Dream") - 3:13

Personnel

• Vocals: Minori Chihara
• Lyrics: Aki Hata
• Composition: Masumi Ito
• Arrangement: Nijine
• Original Lyrics: Nagaru Tanigawa

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	7	5	9	6	8	10	8	15,407
9	26	31	30	27	22	25	24	3,107
23	-	46	49	43	38	36	42	1,536
50	-	-	-	-	-	38	58	908
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89	676
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	492
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	144	334
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	186	216
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	out for one week
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	194	271
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	199	254

Total Reported Sales: 23,201

File:YasashiiLive3.jpg

Minori performing the song live in June, 2010

See also

2010 in Japanese music

External links

• "Yasashii Bōkyaku" Facebook
• "Yasashii Bōkyaku" CDJapan
• "Yasashii Bōkyaku" Last.fm
• "Yasashii Bōkyaku" Rate Your Music
• "Yasashii Bōkyaku" Oricon Profile
• "Yasashii Bōkyaku" official PV on YouTube